Revised Version 1895

Song of Songs 3

1Bynightבַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.LotH3915on mybedמִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.ViH4904Isoughtבִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיbi.Kash.tiH1245him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315loveth: Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245him, but Ifoundמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672himnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

2I said, I willriseאָק֨וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965nowנָּ֜אna'H4994, andgoוַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣הva.'a.so.VahH5437aboutH5437thecityבָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892, in thestreetsוּבָ֣רְחֹב֔וֹתu.Va.re.cho.VotH7339and in the broad ways, I willseekאֲבַקְשָׁ֕ה'a.vak.ShahH1245him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315loveth: Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245him, but Ifoundמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672himnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

3Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104thatgoהַסֹּבְבִ֖יםha.soe.VimH5437aboutH5437thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָא֙וּנִי֙me.tza.'U.niH4672meH5315: to whom I said,Sawרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200ye him whom mysoulH5315loveth?

4It was but alittleכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592that Ipassedשֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּיshe.'a.Var.tiH5674from them, when Ifoundשֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִיshe.ma.Tza.tiH4672him whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315loveth: Iheldאֲחַזְתִּיו֙'a.chaz.TivH270him, and wouldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808letאַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ'ar.Pe.nuH7503himgoH935,untilH5704I hadbroughtH935himintoH413mymother’sאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andintoH413thechamberחֶ֖דֶרChe.derH2315ofherH413thatconceivedהוֹרָתִֽי׃ho.ra.TiH2029meH413.

5Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youH518, Odaughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, by the roes, and by thehindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, that yestirתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782notH518upH5704,norH518awakenתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782loveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160,untilH5704it please.

6Who is this that comethupעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927outמִן־min-H4480of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057like pillars ofsmokeH6999,perfumedH6999withmyrrhמוֹר֙mOrH4753andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֔הu.le.vo.NahH3828, withallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605powdersאַבְקַ֥ת'av.KatH81of themerchantרוֹכֵֽל׃ro.KhelH7402?

7Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009, it is the litter ofSolomonשֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lish.lo.MohH8010; threescoremightyH1368menH1368areaboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439it, of themightyH1368menH1368ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8TheyallH3605handleאֲחֻ֣זֵי'a.Chu.zeiH270theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, and areexpertH376inwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:everyH3605manH376hath hisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719uponH5921histhighיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409,becauseH5921offearמִפַּ֖חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343in thenightבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סba.lei.LotH3915.

9Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213himself a palanquin of thewoodמֵעֲצֵ֖יme.'a.TzeiH6086ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

10Hemadeעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213thepillarsעַמּוּדָיו֙'a.mu.DavH5982thereof ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, the bottom thereof ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, theseatמֶרְכָּב֖וֹmer.ka.VoH4817of it ofpurpleאַרְגָּמָ֑ן'ar.ga.ManH713, themidstתּוֹכוֹ֙to.KhoH8432thereof being paved withloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160, from thedaughtersמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11GoH3318forthH3318, O yedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, andbeholdוּֽרְאֶ֛ינָהu.re.'Ei.nahH7200kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, with thecrownבָּעֲטָרָ֗הba.'a.ta.RahH5850wherewith hismotherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517hathcrownedשֶׁעִטְּרָה־she.'i.te.rah-H5849him in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his espousals, and in thedayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of thegladnessשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057of hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃ סli.BoH3820.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain